Ruth Anne King said she grew up in a household with white racist grandparents who despised the color of her skin.

“I had to decide pretty early on that either I was going to be Black or I was going to be loved,” King said. “And [my grandparents] didn't say ‘Black.’ They used the N word.”

King said not being able to be Black growing up caused trouble because her identity was “all haywire,” but she has since found her identity.

Ruth Anne King said she grew up in a household with white racist grandparents who despised the color of her skin.
&ldquo;I had to decide pretty early on that either I was going to be Black or I was going to be loved,&rdquo; King said. &ldquo;And [my grandparents] didn't say &lsquo;Black.&rsquo; They used the N word.&rdquo;
King said not being able to be Black growing up caused trouble because her identity was &ldquo;all haywire,&rdquo; but she has since found her identity.

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